Background: The self-help groups Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are very well established. AA and NA employ a 12-step program and are found in most large cities around the ...

I love the outdoors and self-help books (shout out to the amazing Brene Brown) and I truly believe that the outdoors can heal a broken heart; however, I continually hear other individuals state how ...

Emotional dependency is a bond born from the fear of losing someone and the constant need for validation. Often mistaken for affection or devotion, it is actually a form of attachment seeking security ...

Addiction science is at an impasse. Rates of addiction remain high. Translational results from decades of research conducted within the dominant brain disease paradigm are shockingly meager. Meanwhile ...

I am not my addiction. I do not have HIV or Hepatitis. My teeth are not decaying, I am not homeless, and I am not a sex worker. I have had issues with substance abuse. I am an addict, but that is not ...